The House of My Father
Liturgy and Life of the Church My lectio liturgica, during this momentous time in the life of the Church, has been unusually compelling, and this,...
Vir Dei, Benedictus
Votive Mass of Saint Benedict We had the Votive Mass of Saint Benedict today, offering the Holy Sacrifice, in a special way, for our Holy...
A Face Sometimes Revealed and Sometimes Veiled
“The consecrated life is a pilgrimage of the spirit in quest of a Face that is sometimes revealed and sometimes veiled: Faciem tuam, Domine, requiram.”...
The Holy Face of Christ Recognized in the Sick
How vitally important it is to receive the messages of the Holy Father in hearts that are humble and open! The Holy Father teaches indefatigably,...
Caritas Christi urget nos
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2013 Believing in charity calls forth charity “We have come to know and to believe in the...
Benedict XVI: The Pope of the Face of God
Here is the text of the Holy Father’s General Audience of Wednesday, 16 January 2013. Again, he speaks to us of the Face of God....
Transeamus Usque Bethleem
Monastery of Decani, Fresco of the Nativity of Our Lord MIDNIGHT MASS SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI...
The Humility of Taking Small Steps
From this morning’s General Audience: Encountering the Face of God In Jesus of Nazareth we encounter the face of God, descended from Heaven to immerse...
Credo
Here is the Holy Father’s first Catechesis of the Year of Faith, given at this morning’s General Audience. It seems to me that during the...
La dottrina della Chiesa è “certa e immutabile”
The Council did not formulate anything new in matters of faith, nor did it wish to replace what was ancient. (Pope Benedict XVI) Here is...
Let us Fix Our Gaze Upon Christ
Homily of Pope Benedict XVI Opening of the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation 7 October 2012 Dear...
He Comes to the Aid of Our Weakness
Image: Pope Saint Gregory the Great inspired by the Holy Ghost. The Holy Father’s Wednesday General Audience 26 September 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lord,...
The Truth is the Truth; There is No Compromise.
Yesterday, on the feast of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, the Holy Father delivered the following instruction at his weekly general audience. Titles...
Pope Benedict XVI: Saint Alphonsus on Prayer
Yesterday, the Holy Father spoke of Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, Doctor of the Church, and his simple, direct teachings on prayer for Everyman. Saint...
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear
Today, If Ye Shall Hear His Voice In listening to Our Holy Father deliver his message to the participants in the 50th International Eucharistic Congress,...
Corpus Domini 2012
Here, in English translation, is the Holy Father’s homily at the Mass of Corpus Domini last evening in Rome. Il culto dell’Eucaristia e la sua...
Immersed in Eternal and Unshakeable Love
The Holy Father is continuing his series of catecheses on prayer during the weekly Wedneday audience. Last Wednesday, 30 May, the Holy Father gave the...
In the company of friends
Here is a translation of the Holy Father’s words to the Cardinals who shared his table for pranzo on Monday. The pranzo was an expression...
When weakness becomes true prayer
Yesterday at the Wednesday General Audience, our Holy Father offered this profound and comforting teaching on prayer in the Letters of Saint Paul. I cannot...
Wordless is the Word of the Father
This icon of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Silence, written by the hand of Mother Anastasia, represents Our Lord in His first 30 years when He...